Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

Last week as the world puzzled over war and peace and the end of globalisation and rules based free trade, New Zealand was watching the slow-motion train wreck of a free lunch programme.   David Seymour, a long-term opponent of the idea, was put in charge of it by the Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Which may have been a genius political move but may rebound in his face.   The Act Leader then reckoned he could centralise it and cut costs until each lunch cost 3 dollars a child.   But the providers had problems. None more so than Libelle who went bust and we finished the week bringing in lunches from Australia.   But there was more sting in the tail.  Long time listener Matt, and long-time opponent of the idea, was incensed by part of a story from last week and sent me an email.   It was part of the story about a Gisborne kid who got burnt by his school meal.   But what got Matt is the revelation that the school orders 310 lunches each day.    But 150 go untouched